WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., said he believes Congress may be able to fashion a bailout plan for U.S. automakers based on what he heard Thursday.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The federal government's $700 billion bailout program for the U.S. financial industry lacks sufficient oversight, congressional investigators said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- One of three oversight mechanisms for the $700 billion Emergency Economic Stability Act kicks into action in Washington Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Curbs on predatory credit card lending could be part of the deal for banks accepting low-rate U.S. Treasury loans to prop up their portfolios, analysts say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Student advocacy groups warned U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. that a new program to support private student loans could hurt borrowers.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve Board said Tuesday it would create a new program to help investors purchase credit card-, student- and auto-loan backed securities.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said there's no timetable for asking Congress for access to the rest of the $700 billion emergency bailout package.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said there's no magic bullet to fix the economy and it is naive to assume one piece of legislation could do so.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush Monday hailed the decision to shore up Citigroup as a "first step toward economic recovery."
NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. recession has begun to squeeze credit markets, threatening to erase gains made by the government's massive bailout plan, data show.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Senate approval of a new bailout package for U.S. automakers appeared unlikely, even after Detroit's top executives personally pleaded for help, senators said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson urged Congress to modify already-passed legislation to help the auto companies rather than expect him to buy stock.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told members of Congress Tuesday the federal equity purchase plan has begun to take hold.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. told members of Congress Tuesday to look beyond Wall Street to find the effects of the financial bailout.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-Pa., told Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson there is a "crisis of confidence" across the United States that demands action.
